Taking the family to Chicago is like taking a kid to a candy store. Assuming of course that the candy store has two major league baseball teams, a world-famous T. rex, a 150-foot Ferris wheel, and a captured German submarine from the jaw-dropping Museum of Science and Industry. Obviously your kids will have a story or two to tell their friends after this getaway.
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Cruise the city in an antique fire truck as you learn about the Great Chicago Fire and meet real local firemen at two downtown stations.
Get to the Michigan Avenue shop early and avoid the usual long line of customers attracted by the aroma of Garrett’s fresh-made popcorn, a Chicago favorite since 1949.
The must-order at the shop’s retro soda fountain is Ghirardelli’s World Famous Hot Fudge Sundae, made with homemade hot fudge sauce.
